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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

An unscheduled fifth beta of openSUSE 11.1 was released for testing today: "openSUSE 11.1 beta 5 is now available for immediate download and testing. You may have noticed that we were scheduled to release RC 1 today. However, as Stephan Kulow mentioned on openSUSE-Factory list on Tuesday, we .

Source: DistroWatch.com: News

Strictly speaking, this is a release candidate for the Debian installer only, but since the release includes a full set of Debian "Lenny" CD and DVD images, it is perfectly suitable for testing the entire distribution. From the announcement: "The Debian Installer team is proud to announce .

Source: Linux Today

Softpedia: "Being built off Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) by hand, Ultimate Edition 2.0 is the most awaited and the most complete GNU/Linux operating system to date."

Source: Linux Today

Softpedia: "A new version of the SystemRescueCD is out and it brings important updates for various packages, new network drivers, the most awaited rt73 firmware for Wireless USB adaptors powered by the Ralink chipset, and a handful of bug fixes."

Source: Linux Today

The Open Road: "The interesting thing was that while the CTOs looked to open source as an inexpensive means of discovering and evaluating software, all seemed to believe that adding proprietary services or software was the right way to monetize it."

Source: Linux Today

The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today, in keeping with yesterday's theme of covering a fairly specific topic and trolling it around the seamy underbelly of the world of Unix and Linux, we're going to take a look at how to grab CPU information from your Unix or Linux box."

Source: Linux Today

Make: "This is a visualization of a linux boot sequence where each function is a node and each edge represents a function call, direct branch, or indirect branch. Nodes are laid out using an unweighted force-directed layout algorithm, where each node is simulated as if it were electrically repulsive and had springs between nodes."

Source: Linux Today

Graphic Online: "All school children between the ages of five and 12 in public schools will soon be provided with personal computers by the government."

Source: Linux Today

Globe and Mail: "As one example, under legislation sponsored by the Conservatives in the last parliament Canadians could be fined $500 for the downloaded songs on their computer."

Source: Linux Today

The Inquirer: "The Carphone Warehouse has struck a blow to Open Source software by no longer supplying its Webbook laptops with the Ubuntu Linux operating system."

Source: Linux Today

The Inquirer: "The Open University has breached its founding principles by supporting Microsoft software and should make amends by helping its students switch to free software, said the UK's Open Source Consortium in a letter last month. Last week, the OU replied: yeah but, no but, no."

Source: Linux Today

Lennart Regebro: "As you may have seen from my recent posts I'm trying out OS X. There is no doubt that for the casual computer users viewpoint OS X kicks Linux's ass. But I'm a open source computer programmer, and for us things are definitely not as clear cut."

Source: Linux Today

nixCraft: "Linux target framework (tgt) aims to simplify various SCSI target driver (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SRP, etc) creation and maintenance. The key goals are the clean integration into the scsi-mid layer and implementing a great portion of tgt in user space."

Source: Linux Today

Debian News: "The Debian Installer team is proud to announce the first release candidate of the installer for Debian GNU/Linux Lenny."

Source: Linux Today

Linux Today Blog: "Today I want to wonder aloud why all these big tough tech companies have Red Hat in their cross-hairs? Oracle, Microsoft, and now Novell all seemed determined to crush Red Hat like a bug. And yet Red Hat, despite being the largest and most successful pure Free/Open Source company, is tiny by comparison."

Source: Linux Today

debiantutorials.org: "I was talking with a pal of mine yesterday out back in his workshop. He was making a beautiful piece of furniture and I was going on about the world which, of course, eventually led to a discussion of computer operating systems, open source, that kind of thing."

Source: Linux Today

OStatic: "Canonical has announced that because of increased demand from hardware manufacturers, it will begin supporting ARMv7 processors (used in many smaller and system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices) with an optimized, commercially supported, full version of the Ubuntu desktop."

Source: Linux Today

developerWorks: "Learn about open source tool options that can help speed up your build process by distributing the process across multiple machines in a local area network."

Source: Linux Today

DeviceGuru: "Digi International has introduced a Linux-based server packaged within a somewhat elongated RJ45 connector. The ME 9210 comes with an embedded OS based on a Linux 2.6.26 kernel."

Source: Linux Today

ComputerWorld UK: "Of all the companies offering GNU/Linux distros, Novell has chosen to work closely with Microsoft, despite the ties that it bind it to the rest of the broad free software community."

Source: Linux Today

THE 451 GROUP: "We delve into this question and look at how mobile Linux and a general move toward openness in the mobile industry are coinciding with the disruption of Apple's iPhone and resulting mobile combat with other heavyweights."

Source: Linux Today

Cyber Cynic: "At this point in his (Ballmer's) keynote speech, there was a disturbance in the front as a group of demonstrators started shouting "GNU-HURD! GNU-HURD! GNU-HURD!" The police quickly hustled them away."

Source: Linux Today

InternetNews: "The figures behind Apache Maven are betting that for the widely deployed, open source Java project management tool, the answer is relying on open source's ability to slip in the enterprise back door, gain fans organically and only then upsell users on commercial-grade improvements."

Source: Linux Today

The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "And today, to commemorate his entertaining, and often confusing, apocalyptic outlook on life, I'm going to make our post about something that has almost no relation whatsoever to any of our posts so far this week, this month or this year, and attack two commands that vary in options and output on almost every distro of Linux or Unix you'll ever pick up: ipcs (Inter-Process Communication Status) and ipcrm (Inter-Process Communication message queue, semaphore set or shared memory segment Remover). I salute, and dedicate this post to, you, Captain Trips"

Source: Linux Today

steaming open cup: "Don't worry I'll be concentrating more on linux and java than the phone itself. For who knows? These two might end up in each other's arms in the end."

Source: Linux Today

steaming open cup: "While Firefox does beat Chrome in the Features category, what with all those amazing plugins, all I really need right now is plain and simple S-P-E-E-D."

Source: Linux Today

developerWorks: "In this article, I talk about how running a Web portal in IE 7 and Firefox 3 can give different results. IE 7 has default fonts that you can resize and use, while Firefox 3 lets you set default fonts without resizing them."

Source: Linux Today

Debian Admin: "Do it! First, you need VDE pkg for emulate a switch on host hoster (vde is in debian testing version)."

Source: Linux Today

LinuxPR: "Zenoss 2.3, now enables enterprise IT staff and cloud services providers to monitor their virtual and physical IT infrastructures with a single, integrated product"

Source: Linux Today

Phoronix: "In this article we are looking at the Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB under Ubuntu Linux."

Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "This document describes how to install and configure the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Protocol - Responder Source Code from Microsoft."

Source: Slashdot: Linux

Ubuntu Kitten writes "Since October the community-generated database of cards known to work with Ndiswrapper has been down. This is apparently due to an on-going site redesign, but right now the usual URL simply directs to a stock Sourceforge page. Without the database, the software's usability is severely diminished but this raises an interesting question: Is an open source project obliged to provide support for its users? If so, for how long should the support last? Web servers cost money, especially for popular sites. While developers can sometimes find sponsorship, is it possible to get sponsorship simply for infrastructure and user services?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot: Linux

chrb writes "Following hot on the heels of the G1 root exploit, Jay Freeman now has Debian ARM running on the G1. The RC30 update has fixed the root hole, but with utilities and images already available to replace the flash image with your own signed code, it looks like the manufacturer-hacker arms race is on."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot: Linux

nerdyH writes "It appears that Debian 5.0 (aka "Lenny") will soon take its big binocular eyes out into the wider world. Only two months later than expected, the Debian project has completed the first release candidate of Lenny's installer. Featuring much faster installation from "live" CDs, and expanded support for ARM-based devices such as NAS servers, Lenny has gestated for 19 months, compared to 21 months for the previous "Etch" release. Lookout, world, Debian releases are picking up speed! The download is here."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot: Linux

nerdyH writes "Canonical will port Ubuntu Desktop Linux to the ARMv7 architecture. The announcement sets the stage for Intel to lose the traditional 'software advantage' that has enabled x86 to shrug off attacks from other architectures for the last 30 years. How long can it be before Microsoft responds with a Windows 7 port? I mean, x86 just can't do 'idle power' like ARM Nokia's N810 tablets can standby for several weeks, just like a cell phone, keeping you 'present' on IM, behind IPv4 NAT the whole time. The first Atom MIDs are standing by for 6-7 hours."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot: Linux

Ubuntu Kitten writes "Since October the community-generated database of cards known to work with Ndiswrapper has been down. This is apparently due to an on-going site redesign, but right now the usual URL simply directs to a stock Sourceforge page. Without the database, the software's usability is severely diminished but this raises an interesting question: Is an open source project obliged to provide support for its users? If so, for how long should the support last? Web servers cost money, especially for popular sites. While developers can sometimes find sponsorship, is it possible to get sponsorship simply for infrastructure and user services?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: ONLamp.com

Perl is a great language for processing text and automating tasks. It's also a fully-capable modern programming language, with effective modularization and object oriented capabilities. Though that sounds scary, they're easy to understand (and even easier to accomplish, through shiny modern tools such as Moose and Mouse).

Source: Security DevCenter

The authors of O'Reilly's soon-to-be-released Using Drupal are featured on Drupal.org, with an excerpt from their book. In the new reference, the authors—Angela "webchick" Byron, Addison "add1sun" Berry, Nathan "quicksketch" Haug, Jeff "eaton" Eaton, James "walkah" Walker, and Jeff "jjeff" Robbins—guide you through the amazing Land of Modules, pointing out popular attractions and steering you around the Maw of Module Madness. Head over to Drupal.org.

Source: Security DevCenter

Savvy Retirement Planning with Quicken — In this live webcast, happening Wednesday,
Nov. 19, personal finance expert Bonnie Biafore offers a two-pronged approach to retirement planning. First, she helps you get a quick-and-dirty look at your current retirement finances. Then she shows you how to use Quicken to see if your current retirement plan is working. If it's not, Biafore tells you how to see whether changes you make to your retirement strategy can improve your retirement-plan results. Learn more.

Source: Security DevCenter

Volume 16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech. Learn how to build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using them on you. From tiny video cameras to sneaky recorders, this volume has enough cool stuff to make James Bond's inventor Q envious.

Source: Security DevCenter

Recently I spoke with Francois Gossieaux of Beeline Labs about the role of online communities in the enterprise. Francois has been evangelizing the learning gained from his recent study “The Tribalization of Business” (see here for the Slideshare presentation). The interview is broken into three parts. Francois is a great storyteller, bringing case studies in to support nearly every point .

Source: Security DevCenter

Larry Lessig was busy last week: he was in New Zealand for the LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aoteatora) conference, flew back to California to man the phone banks for the Presidential election, and then spoke at Web 2.0 Summit. Fortunately, several of his talks were recorded. Monday night he gave a public talk at Auckland University,

Source: Security DevCenter

Author Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) will facilitate a 3-day hands-on training "SharePoint for Project Management" in Los Angeles, CA. This training is developed for project managers and project teams who want to leverage SharePoint to manage projects more effectively. Through a three-day simulation, you will manage a comprehensive project with SharePoint. You use project management best practices to create and utilize a SharePoint PMIS that allows you to actively plan, control and close the project. Experiential activities include: Taking advantage of relevant project management standards and processes Building and customizing a SharePoint PMIS Creating a SharePoint communication plan Generating lists and document libraries Utilizing SharePoint collaboration tools Monitoring and updating project tasks Enabling change control with the three-state workflow Customizing management dashboards with Web Parts Updating a lessons learned wiki

Source: Security DevCenter

How happy the man whose documents are clearly divided into variant and invariant: data versus schemas. But in the real world, often there are data values or structures which have fixed choices, but not completely fixed: a twilight zone. Here is a summary of various ways of validating lists using Schematron, including how to validate data values that are drawn from multiple external glossaries.

Source: Security DevCenter

Do you trust web based applications with your password? What about trusting a third party web application? Sometimes it's hard to avoid the temptation of using a third party application, and sometimes you may not even know you're using a third party application.

Source: Security DevCenter

NI has fused six of its high-end synths and effects into a single "greatest hits" instrument and piled on an elegant hardware control surface. Kore 2 delivers the full sound of the component instruments in a streamlined package at a friendly price. Jochen Wolters dives deep and comes away impressed.

Source: Security DevCenter

With Adobe InDesign CS4 One-on-One, you'll quickly learn how to design professional layouts for print and digital publishing with this program. You get complete step-by-step instructions and hours of DVD-video demonstrations with Deke McClelland's unique and effective system. Learn techniques in the book, see how they're done in the video, and apply the knowledge to hands-on projects offered in every chapter. You'll learn InDesign faster and more efficiently than you thought possible.

Source: Security DevCenter

In this special limited re-release, all 4 volumes of CRAFT's 2nd year are combined in a Special Edition Boxed Collector's Set. Box slip case is included in this set. Included are the Paper Issue, Play, Shoes, and Weaving, with enough step-by-step projects between the four to keep you crafting all year long.

Source: developerWorks : XML : Technical library

The values of XML elements and attributes are, by definition, case sensitive.
For example, if you search elements for the value "Paris,"
you will not find "PARIS" or "paris."
This can be solved with XQuery functions such as fn:upper-case(),
but the performance will not always be optimal since the use of such functions precludes the use of XML indexes.
This article explains how to create a case-insensitive database using DB2 pureXML and what behavior to expect
for XML queries and XML indexes.